by Steve Spillman | Aug 11, 2017 | blog, Choosing a publisher |
You have a story to share with the world. Writing and publishing your book may be one of the most important things you will do in your life. As an author, you may have one book inside or several. Some of our more popular authors have written and published more than a...
by Steve Spillman | Aug 1, 2017 | blog, Books |
Former football player and sports ministry veteran Norris Blount signed a book deal with True Potential last month. I received his manuscript today. Loved it, loved it! Pure Norris Blount. If it crossed your mind that “Norris Blount” may sound just...
by Steve Spillman | Jul 27, 2017 | blog, Books |
One of our new authors, Trudy Colflesh, shared something with me yesterday that I thought was powerful enough to share with you and every other believing author. It’s from a book of prophecies written by Bill Yount, published in 2004. I Heard Heaven Proclaim:...
by Steve Spillman | Jul 21, 2017 | blog, Books, Marketing |
Sherrie knows how to sell books Sherrie Rice Smith is a retired nurse (RN). She has more than four decades in nursing, which includes work in medical-surgical, home health, and hospice care. Sherrie is also an authority in the field of “Emotional Freedom Techniques.”...
by Steve Spillman | Jun 22, 2017 | blog, self-publishing |
Self-Publishing is up. Book sales are down. Hmmm…. The number of self-published books entering the market each year has exploded. According to Bowker (the company responsible for issuing ISBN’s – a book’s identification number) more than 725,000 self-published...
by Steve Spillman | Jun 8, 2017 | blog, Books |
A local newspaper featured new novelist Sigrid Fowler after she signed a publishing agreement with True Potential in May. Her first of two novels in a series, Don’t Tell the Rabbi, Book 1: Three Men and an Old Lady is due to launch later this summer. Fowler, a...
by Steve Spillman | May 23, 2017 | blog, Books, Goals |
Twenty-two years ago, on their way to a church Christmas program most of the Jirovec family were involved in a horrific automobile accident. Some of the family members escaped with minor injuries; some did not. One of the Jirovec boys, Jonathan, was killed. The twists...
by Steve Spillman | May 11, 2017 | blog, Writing |
“A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.” Wayne Gretzky I think about the future of books … a lot. I study where we are now, where trends seem to be going, where technology is taking us and...
by Steve Spillman | May 8, 2017 | blog, Books |
WARNING! THIS POST IS MEANT FOR MATURE ADULTS. IF YOU WERE BORN AFTER MAY 8, 1970 READING FURTHER MAY RESULT IN THE DISCOVERY OF EXTREMELY COOL MUSIC AND A GREATER APPRECIATION FOR YOUR PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS AND OLDSTERS IN GENERAL. CONTINUE AT YOUR OWN RISK. Remember...
